11/11/2025

International investment in Tunisia reached 2,588.7 million Tunisian dinars (MTND) at the end of the first nine months of 2025, representing an increase of 28.1% compared to 2024, 39.7% compared to 2023 and 58.1% compared to 2022.
With 2,536.0 MTND mobilised and 11,554 new jobs created, job-creating foreign direct investment (FDI) stands out as the driving force behind this increase. Despite a 56.8% increase, portfolio investment reached only 52.7 MTND for the same period. By sector, the distribution of FDI is as follows:
– Industry: 63.6% of FDI (1,613.0 MTND)
– Energy: 19.5% (493.5 MTND)
– Services: 14.4% (366.3 MTND)
– Agriculture: 2.5% (63.1 MTND)

With 639.9 MTND (31.3% of FDI excluding energy), France confirms its status as the leading foreign investor in Tunisia, followed by Germany (294.0 MTND), Italy (242.4 MTND), the Netherlands (153.7 MTND) and the United States (108.2 MTND).

Attracting 63.6% of new FDI, the industrial sector remains the main recipient of FDI, particularly in the electrical, electronic, mechanical, textile and agri-food sectors.